Tag: Cameron Goode

Dolphins announce jersey numbers for rookie class

Now, we can imagine what they’ll look like in the aqua and orange.

The Miami Dolphins are set to hold their rookie minicamp this weekend, and in preparation, the team released a roster for the event.

There are a lot of names that we are familiar with, including the four rookies that the Dolphins drafted and the 14 undrafted free agents that they signed to the roster. In addition, there are a number of players who will be trying out for the team.

Here are the jersey numbers of the four drafted rookies and the UDFAs:

  • Skylar Thompson – No. 19
  • Verone McKinley – No. 32
  • Elijah Hamilton – No. 33
  • Kader Kohou – No. 38
  • ZaQuandre White – No. 47
  • Tanner Conner – No. 48
  • Channing Tindall – No. 51
  • Cameron Goode – No. 53
  • Deandre Johnson – No. 56
  • Tommy Heatherly – No. 59
  • Ty Clary – No. 61
  • Kellen Diesch – No. 64
  • Andre Blaise – No. 71
  • Braylon Sanders – No. 86
  • Erik Ezukanma – No. 87
  • Ben Stille – No. 90
  • Owen Carney – No. 93
  • Jordan Williams – No. 97

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Dolphins have agreed to terms with rookie LB Cameron Goode

He’s the first member of their draft class to sign.

The Miami Dolphins selected four players in the 2022 NFL draft to help improve their team heading into the first season under new head coach Mike McDaniel.

On Thursday, linebacker Cameron Goode, Miami’s seventh-round pick out of California, became the first of the rookies to agree to terms on a contract, according to Goode’s agent.

The terms haven’t been announced to this point, but we know that it will be for four years.

Goode will join a talented linebacker room that will have a ton of competition throughout the summer for spots on the active roster. If the former Golden Bear can provide something on special teams and defense, he might be able to snag a spot.

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Cameron Goode’s college teammate compares him to extreme movie characters

He’s quick to change from his quiet off-field demeanor.

The Miami Dolphins used their first of two seventh-picks in the 2022 NFL draft to select California linebacker Cameron Goode.

Goode was a productive part of the Golden Bears’ defense during his collegiate career, but one of the most interesting parts about him is the difference in his demeanor on the field as opposed to off of it.

Goode’s collegiate roommate and teammate Josh Drayden once compared the difference to a number of extreme characters.

“It’s like James Bond or John Wick,” Drayden said. “It’s like Superman going into a phone booth or a werewolf when there’s a full moon.”

The newest Dolphin seems to be calm and cool when he’s around the facility or just hanging around, but when he steps onto the field for a game there’s a switch that’s flipped.

That competitive spirit is something that Miami’s coaching staff clearly likes about him.

“Extremely intelligent,” defensive coordinator Josh Boyer said of Goode on Wednesday. “He plays with a high motor and is very physical.”

The rookie will have to use that energy if he wants to make an impact during his first season in the NFL.

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Setting expectations for Dolphins’ draft class in 2022

Miami should see an impact from some of these rookies in year one.

The Miami Dolphins didn’t have the largest draft class in 2022 due to the offseason trade for speedy wide receiver Tyreek Hill with the Kansas City Chiefs, but they still walked away with four young players.

Going into their first season, it’s tough to determine what exactly rookies are going to do for their teams because the range of outcomes is so wide. They could end up being an All-Pro, or they may not even make the team, and a number of factors could influence any result.

Here are some realistic expectations for each Dolphins draft pick in their rookie seasons.

4 things to know about new Dolphins LB Cameron Goode

Get to know the former Golden Bear.

Despite the Miami Dolphins bringing back Elandon Roberts, Duke Riley, Brennan Scarlett and Sam Eguavoen this offseason, general manager Chris Grier decided to attack linebacker in the draft.

Miami selected Georgia linebacker Channing Tindall in the third round, and, in the seventh round, they took California’s Cameron Goode.

For a late-round selection to make the roster, and then make an impact, he will have to show the coaching staff and front office that he can provide more to the team than one of these veterans either this season or in the near future. That’s a lot to ask of a rookie, who will be adjusting the speed and tenacity of football at the professional level, but it happens every year.

Here’s what Dolphins fans should know about Goode before he takes the field in aqua and orange.

Watch highlights of the Dolphins’ 2022 draft picks

Check out highlights of the Dolphins’ four draft picks this year, from Channing Tindall to Skylar Thompson.

With the Miami Dolphins trading their first and second-round selections to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for wide receiver Tyreek Hill, none of four members of the team’s 2022 draft class would be considered household names.

However, Miami did still get some talented young players who had varying levels of productivity in their collegiate careers that they expect to have some impact in the coming years.

We’ve taken the time to find some highlight videos of linebacker Channing Tindall, wide receivers Erik Ezukanma, linebacker Cameron Goode and quarterback Skylar Thompson so that we could all familiarize ourselves with the newest Dolphins.

Where did each Dolphins draft pick rank on pre-draft big boards?

There were some good deals, and there were some swings.

When teams make their selections during the NFL draft process, one of the first things that everyone does is check where the newest members of their organization were ranked.

Fans want to know whether the team made a smart move and grabbed someone who was valued higher or reached a bit and grabbed a player that may have been available later in the draft.

This year, the Dolphins seem to have a mix of results as far as value goes. We looked at four pre-draft big boards to compare how each Dolphins’ selection ranked before the draft to where they were actually taken.

Draft Wire: Top 300
Pro Football Focus: Top 250
CBS Sports: Top 300
The Athletic Consensus Board: Top 300

WATCH: Dolphins telling Cameron Goode that they’re drafting him

The linebacker was emotional but ready.

With their third-round pick, the Miami Dolphins selected linebacker Channing Tindall out of Georgia. They then went to the other side of the ball in the fourth round, as they took Texas Tech wide receiver Erik Ezukanma.

General manager Chris Grier opted to double-dip at the linebacker position with their third pick, as the Dolphins drafted California’s Cameron Goode in the seventh round.

Goode met with Miami during the pre-draft process, and he impressed the team enough to earn a selection. Grier and head coach Mike McDaniel called the former Golden Bear to let him know that he would be a Dolphin, and you could hear the emotion in his voice.

Now, he’ll enter a linebacker room that’s full of veterans with a chance to make the 53-man roster at the end of the preseason.

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Recapping the Dolphins’ 2022 draft weekend

They walked away with four drafted rookies and a bunch of undrafted players as well.

Now that the 2022 NFL draft is officially closed, the Miami Dolphins added four selected players as well as a slew of undrafted free agents.

The Dolphins added a pair of linebackers in the draft in third-round pick, Channing Tindall from Georgia, and seventh-round pick, Cameron Goode from California.

Tindall is Miami’s earliest drafted linebacker from Georgia since Bill Stanfill was selected 11th overall in 1969. At the time of his retirement, Stanfill led the Miami franchise in sacks. Today, he’s third in team history.

Goode is the first-ever linebacker from California picked by Miami, and the earliest Golden Bear drafted by the Dolphins since tight end and current South Florida broadcaster, Joe Rose.

The Tindall pick clinched the continuation of two trends displayed by Miami general manager Chris Grier in his tenure as a lead executive. He’s gone through seven straight drafts with selecting a player from a reigning collegiate national champion. He’s also picked an SEC player in all of his selection processes.

Grier also took care of the offensive side of the ball as well, as he added two depth pieces in wide receiver Erik Ezukanma out of Texas Tech and closed their draft with quarterback Skylar Thompson from Kansas State.

Ezukanma is the sixth player Texas Tech player drafted by Miami. The last was wide receiver Jakeem Grant. The former Dolphin was taken in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft and was dealt to the Chicago Bears last season.

Of course, legendary linebacker Zach Thomas was from Texas Tech, and Ezukanma’s new wide receivers coach Wes Welker was also a Red Raider. Perhaps a ready-made apprentice-teacher relationship is inevitable for Ezukanma and Welker.

Thompson, who was just the ninth quarterback Miami has ever drafted, was moved to tears when getting the phone call from Grier and his new coach making him Dolphin.

While the 2022 draft ended with four players, the fewest in one selection meeting in team history, Grier beefed up the roster with a crew of undrafted free agents.

On Miami’s roster right now, cornerback Nik Needham, wide receiver Preston Williams, offensive lineman Robert Jones and defensive lineman Benito Jones all eventually earned a spot as undrafted free agents.

The Dolphins will look forward to mini-camps with their rookie class in May, leading into a summer of what looks to be a number of heated positional battles.

Following the draft, rookie head coach Mike McDaniel was asked how he felt now that his first selection process in Miami went.

“I feel like there has been a lot of work done, but nothing has been done if that makes sense,” he told reporters.

That’s becoming a typical McDaniel response. It’s this type of answer Miami fans should be excited about, on top of every other aspect this new coach brings to the table. Grier has set the table with the groceries, and now it’s time for McDaniel and staff, as well as their players, to cook.

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Twitter reacts Dolphins drafting OLB Cameron Goode from California

Fans are glad to have the Golden Bear.

Following a very solid opening pair of picks in linebacker Channing Tindall and wide receiver Erik Ezukanma, the Miami Dolphins made the first of their two seventh-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon.

Outside linebacker Cameron Goode from California was the Dolphins’ selection with No. 224 overall. Goode joins the Dolphins’ roster after meeting with the team during the pre-draft process.

The Golden Bear may have to make the roster as a special teamer before he makes an impact.

Miami’s generally happy fan base (this offseason, at least) took no time posting their thoughts on the Dolphins selecting the outside linebacker.

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